We develop a theory of endogenous regimes transitions (with a focus on democratic consolidation), which emphasizes the … individual commitment across citizens to defend democracy against a potential military coup, and it is an endogenous state … and the state. Parents invest resources in order to transmit their own political values (commitment to democracy) to their …

This study investigates the relationship between economic growth and democracy by estimating a nation's production … shifters model enabled this study to find possible known channels between economic growth and democracy. Empirical results … based on a panel data of 144 countries observed for 1980-2014 show that democracy had a robust positive impact on economic …

that a jus sanguinis origin is a factor of resistance to change, that a high degree of democracy promotes the adoption of …

benchmark, mutatis mutandis. In the end, full convergence is established, from a pure democracy ruled through the de jure power …

described as a natural experiment to study the enduring effects of communism. We show in three steps that the populations in …

After the collapse of Communism in Central and Eastern Europe, former party members were particularly likely to start …

This paper studies the long-term consequences of communism on present-day freedom of expression values in two settings … German separation and later reunification, we show that living under communism has had lasting effects on free speech …

Using data for 22 economies in Eastern and Western Europe, we find evidence that having studied under communism is … Republic. We also find that post-secondary education acquired under communism yields higher, not lower, payoffs than similar …

with ideological socialization. -- communism ; values ; performance-enhancement drugs ; Berlin ; natural experiment …